Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on February 9, 2026.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
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Clear searchBurhan Azeem
Named on 46 roll-call votes in these results: 45 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Sponsor of 7 items.
Cambridge City Council, Jun 22 2026
Regular Meeting·Mon, Jun 22, 2026·Final actions published
Minutes of the Special City Council meeting held on January 27, 2026.
Placed on fileReport Accepted and Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a request to approve the use of electronic poll pads on election day.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to reappointments to the Biosafety Committee.
PassedApproved and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of donations received in honor of Frances Antupit, in the amount of $10,563.98, to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $10,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Grant to the Grant Fund Department of Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of donations received for the Police Department Secret Santa for Seniors Program, in the amount of $2,750, to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of various donations to the Council on Aging in the amount of $4,101.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appropriation of MASSCAP Inc. funds in the amount of $1,821.91 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to donations to The Cambridge Program for Individuals with Special Needs in the amount of $5,013.96 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation, in the amount of $625,000, from the Federal Grant Stabilization Fund to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 7 yes · 2 absentBurhan Azeem: Absent
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appropriation of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) grant in the amount of $137,222.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($23,951.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($113,271.00).
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation, in the amount of $68,980.00, received from the Cambridge Housing Authority for the Cambridge Employment Program, to the Grant Fund Human Services Programs Salary and Wages account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appropriation of a Sports and Entertainment Events Fund Grant, in the amount of $26,000, received from the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism to the Grant Fund Executive Department Salaries and Wages account.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 26-34 regarding a report on citywide water use and water supply.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update regarding a Boards and Commissions Ordinance Review and Modernization Initiative.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a response to Awaiting Report 26-02 regarding school parking access.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 26-38 regarding changes to the resident parking permit price.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 26-07 regarding restrictions to eligibility for on-street resident parking.
ReferredReferred to the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Home Rule Petition that would increase the personal property tax exemption threshold to $30,000.00 in assessed value for Fiscal Year 2027 and onward.
PassedOrder Adopted and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report AR 26-04 regarding updates to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance.
ReferredReferred to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for Hearing and Report
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 26-33 regarding a housing needs study.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Massachusetts Avenue Active Use Zoning Petition Planning Board report.
ReferredCMA Placed on File, Report Accepted and Referred to the Petition
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the Cambridge Street Active Use Zoning Petition Planning Board report.
ReferredCMA Placed on File Report Accepted and Referred to the Petition
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to appointments and reappointments of members to the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee.
PassedApproved and CMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the relevant departments to explore the ability of the City to prohibit, restrict, or otherwise regulate the use of algorithmic price fixing in its rental housing market, including the potential drafting of ordinance language that would regulate algorithmic price fixing and report back to the City Council in a timely manner.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to direct the Cambridge Police Department to prepare a report for the City Council regarding the causes of the significant decline in traffic enforcement since 2015, current departmental priorities, and recommendations for enforcement.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to evaluate the impacts of the temporary extended last call and public outdoor drinking district measures during the authorization period, consult with the License Commission, Cambridge Police Department, and other relevant stakeholders on the feasibility and desirability of making these measures permanent, and identify any necessary changes or actions required for implementation beyond the current authorization. REFERRED TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & UNIVERSITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL JUNE 22, 2026
ReferredReferred to the Economic Development & University Relations Committee
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
City Council support of An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A policy order regarding proposed License Commission guidelines
Other actionWithdrawn
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Department, the Community Safety Department, the Emergency Communications Department, the Department of Human Service Programs, the Department of Public Works, the Law Department, and any other relevant City departments and community partners to develop a Neighborhood Safety Additions Plan for the areas of the City previously served by ShotSpotter technology. POR 2026-120
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
That the City Manager is requested to use the Federal Stabilization Fund to provide one-time stabilization payments to Cambridge-based and Cambridge-serving organizations impacted by FY27 MOVA cuts, report back to the City Council with a proposed funding plan, and work with the Mayor's Office and other relevant City staff to engage with the broader Cambridge nonprofit community to assess the full scope of federal and state funding reductions and their impact on the City's safety net services.
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to proposed changes to the City's Zero Waste Master Plan. TABLED IN COUNCIL JUNE 1, 2026
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Zero Waste Plan Ordinance Amendment PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JUNE 22,
PassedPassed to a Second Reading as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 26-25 regarding a report on how the decision to install artificial turf was made.
Placed on fileCMA Placed on File
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Zero Waste Master Plan Ordinance changes.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
An application was received from Patrick Conte, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 87-101 Blanchard Road; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association.
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Communications for the June 22, 2026 Regular City Council meeting
Placed on file
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Retirement of Susanne Rasmussen from the City of Cambridge.
Sponsors Sumbul Siddiqui, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Timothy R. Flaherty, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy
PassedAdopted
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Congratulations to the CRLS Boys Baseball Team for a historic season.
Sponsors Timothy R. Flaherty, E. Denise Simmons, Ayah A. Al-Zubi, Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Catherine Zusy, Sumbul Siddiqui
PassedAdopted as Amended
Roll call 8 yes · 1 absentBurhan Azeem: Yes
Who voted how
Coverage and sources
Votes
787 items, 508 roll calls
Latest Final Actions: Nov 2, 2026
No Final Actions published for: Regular Meeting, Jan 12, 2026; Special Meeting, Jun 23, 2026; Roundtable, Aug 6, 2026; Regular Meeting, Nov 9, 2026.
Where this comes from
Every item and vote here is read from the City Clerk's Final Actions for each meeting, published on the city's PrimeGov portal. They list every item the Council acted on, its sponsors and reference number, the result, and on a roll call each councillor under yeas, nays, present and absent. Items carried by voice vote show as voice votes, with any absent councillors named.
Each meeting links to its agenda, Final Actions, minutes once they are approved, and video. A meeting appears before its Final Actions do, and its items fill in once the clerk publishes them. Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeal meetings are not included yet.
Meetings from Jan 1, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. Built Nov 12, 2026 by Ingest from the City of Cambridge's public records.